Saturday, October 28, 2017

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's New Book 'Master on Masters'

Honourable PresidentofIndia His
Excellency Shri Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan unveiled the
book written by Ustad Amjad Alikhan titled ‘Master on Masters’ . It was
published by the Penguin Random House.

About the Book:

Veteran musician and sarod
maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan had written a deeply personal book about the
lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indian classical music. Having
known these legends personally, he recalls anecdotes and details about their
individual musical styles, bringing them alive. Twelve eminent musicians of the
twentieth century appear in the book - Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Begum
Akhtar, Alla Rakha, Kesarbai Kerkar, Kumar Gandharva, M.S. Subbulakshmi,
Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj.
In writing about them, Amjad Ali Khan transcends the Gharana and north-south
divide and presents portraits of these great artists that are drawn with
affection, humour and warmth. Like his gently warming music, this is a delightful
book for the music lovers.